The young woman, Miss Long, stood rigidly. Her face was cold as she turned to look at the entrance.
A young boy around the age of 12 to 13 years old stood there with a faint smile on his face. He was wearing classic blue long robe with long sleeves. The neat appearance would easily make him look like a young scholar if not for the mismatched age. However, the faint pressure he emitted was not any lower than veteran soldiers.
"When did you return back, Long Qian Xing?" Miss Long asked in a cold voice.
Hua had sat up from the bed and watched them silently. Her eyes were moving slowly to capture everything she could see while her brain was working rapidly.
The name Long Qian Xing was not unfamiliar to her.
After all, she had spent several hours to finish that thick novel the doctor gave her. The main character's name was Long Qian Xing and this name appeared countless times inside the novel she had read just now.
"His Highness wish to take a short break before learning about geography, so I return back to take some of my notes." Long Qian Xing was still smiling gently yet there was never any mirth in his eyes. His voice was soothing even though it was still somewhat childish due to his young age.
"is that so?" Miss Long narrowed her eyes. "You…"
"Miss Nan is my fiancée. Since she had already finished visiting Grandmother, let me escort her to the gate," Long Qian Xing continued with an unhurried tone. His gaze landed on Hua's figure on the bed,
Miss Nan?
Nan Hua…
The name rang a bell in Hua's mind. The novel was told in Long Qian Xing's perspective and it was said that he had a fiancée named Nan Hua in the novel. Nan Hua was a cold person but since she's the main daughter of Nan Family, she was a match for Long Qian Xing, who would soon become a great general.
Long Qian Xing had one older sister, her name was Long Xu Nian. She had a bad relationship with her brother because of her valiant personality and also her wish to be free from the Long Family.
Because of her hatred to Long Qian Xing, she often made things difficult for Nan Hua, who was Long Qian Xing's fiancée before she got married. Since Long Xu Nian was already 14 years old at the beginning of the novel, it didn't take long before this character disappeared from the story because she was married away and only appeared occasionally in the early beginning of the novel.
Hua, which now had turn into Nan Hua, glanced at Long Qian Xing. Her eyes flickered as she seemed to understand that she had somehow turned into Nan Hua.
How?
She didn't have any idea. All she knew was that she had entered the novel and turned into this Nan Hua, the fiancée of the main lead. At the same time, this was no longer a novel but her reality and she herself didn't know whether she could return or not.
Besides, even if she did return, her body might have already been destroyed since she was buried alive by that avalanche.
Since it was the case, she should play the role well as Nan Hua.
"Is that even appropriate?" Long Xu Nian glared at Long Qian Xing. "You're going to send her back but do you think about the rumors that might spread because of…."
"Jie Jie, I'm only sending her back to the gate. How is that inappropriate?" Long Qian Xing looked at her older sister, resisting the urge to roll his eyes. He had been holding back ever since he came to this world as the law between the modern world and ancient world was vastly different.
It was really hard for him to act the usual way.
Besides, he was just a kid and his fiancée was even younger. Even if they were seen together, it would look like two children playing together rather than a couple committing adultery.
"Many thanks for your kindness, Young Master Long," Nan Hua interrupted as she had no interest to see drama going on.
Hearing her own voice, Nan Hua was shocked inside. She was already 17 years old, so her voice had matured but the voice she heard just now was clearly the high pitch of a young girl. Her eyes slowly lowered as she looked at her own hand.
Small hands that belonged to a young girl… probably 8 to 9 years old?
She had grown younger suddenly.
This timeline… she didn't know exactly when this was inside the novel. The novel focused mainly on Long Qian Xing, so Nan Hua had no clear reference of when the current timeline was. However, she could guess that this was still in early beginning of the novel.
Not that everything will always go according to what it was written in the novel since some things might change with her appearance.
Long Qian Xing then looked at Nan Hua, who unexpectedly spoke up. From what he knew so far, she was a quiet and shy lady who didn't even dare to speak up for herself.
He smiled gently. "In that case, let's go. Please excuse me, Jie Jie."
Long Xu Nian still wanted to curse at her own younger brother but found no words to describe this stiffness. Her younger brother had always been an eyesore but for the past few months, he had been harder to read.
It was as if her brother had started to change after being sent back from the frontline to the Capital City.
She watched as Long Qian Xing led the way for Nan Hua. The two young children walked out in slow pace, neither hurried nor unhurried. The sight was hurting her eyes.
"Miss," the servant girl beside Long Xu Nian called out. "The cup is missing."
"Missing?" Long Xu Nian narrowed her eyes. She sneered. "Even if it's missing, so what? It's just a common tea and I know nothing."
The servant girl smiled. "Miss is wise."
While Long Xu Nian was cleaning up the mess inside, Long Qian Xing walked beside Nan Hua to the gate. He slowed down his pace to match up with the young girl beside him, who was walking in a snail pace.
Nan Hua had exquisite face, even though she hadn't seen it herself. She had fair skin and her face was round, looking adorable. Her eyebrows gave her elegant feeling and the fact that she was usually quiet added to her charm to be a shy girl. If one had to describe her, they would say that she looked like a porcelain doll.
Because she was in mourning period, Nan Hua wore light peach dress. It matched her well and made her look weaker, making one wished to protect her even more.
Looking at the young girl, Long Qian Xing was reminded of his little niece and sighed internally. He stretched out his hand and pinched Nan Hua's cheek.
"Little girl, if you're not a match for Long Xu Nian, don't come here to seek for trouble."
Nan Hua furrowed her brows. Her eyes were looking at Long Qian Xing with inquiry, ignoring his naughty hand that was pinching her.
Behind her, Nan Hua's servant girl was raging. Miss! Slap his hand! How can you let him touch your cheek so carelessly like that?